Exhibiting the empire: cultures of display and the British Empire

Exhibiting the empire considers how a whole range of cultural products – from paintings, prints, photographs, panoramas and ‘popular’ texts to ephemera, newspapers and the press, theatre and music, exhibitions, institutions and architecture – were used to record, celebrate and question the developme...

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Other Authors: McAleer, John 1978- (Editor), MacKenzie, John M. 1943- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Manchester Manchester University Press 2015
Series:Studies in imperialism
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Summary:Exhibiting the empire considers how a whole range of cultural products – from paintings, prints, photographs, panoramas and ‘popular’ texts to ephemera, newspapers and the press, theatre and music, exhibitions, institutions and architecture – were used to record, celebrate and question the development of the British Empire. It represents a significant and original contribution to our understanding of the relationship between culture and empire. Written by leading scholars from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, individual chapters bring fresh perspectives to the interpretation of media, material culture and display, and their interaction with history. Taken together, this collection suggests that the history of empire needs to be, in part at least, a history of display and of reception. This book will be essential reading for scholars and students interested in British history, the history of empire, art history and the history of museums and collecting
Examines various ways in which the Empire was displayed in Britain between the eighteenth and early twentieth centuries, looking at music, satirical prints, exploration, battles and even nascent nationalism
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xii, 291 Seiten) Illustrationen, Notenbeispiele
ISBN:9781526118349
DOI:10.7765/9781526118349

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